Pregnancy outcomes following total hip arthroplasty: a preliminary study and review of the literature.

Yazici, Yusuf; Erkan, Doruk; Zuniga, Ricardo; Bateman, Helen; Salvati, Eduardo A; Magid, Steven K · Orthopedics · 2003

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

Pregnancy outcomes among patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA) during their reproductive years were retrospectively evaluated. Twenty-one patients reported pregnancies after THA and 20 had live births. No prosthesis-related problems were reported. This is the first study that provides a patient-based assessment of pregnancy outcomes and delivery in women who underwent THA. The preliminary data suggest THA had no adverse effect on subsequent childbearing.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy